論文・実績一覧

  1. Otsuka K, Otsuka H, Matsune S, Okubo K.: Decreased numbers of methachromatic cells in nasal swab in Japanese cedar pollinosis following sublingual immunotherapy. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2020 May 28. doi: 10.1002/iid3.314. Online ahead of print.PMID: 32468704
  2. Okubo K, Okano M, Sato N, Tamaki Y, Suzuki H, Uddin A, Fogel R.: Add-on omalizumab for inadequetly controlled severe pollinosis despite standard-of-care: A randomized study. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 May 11:S2213-2198(20)30471-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.04.068. Online ahead of print.
  3. Calderon MA, Waserman S, Bernstein DI, Demoly P, Douglass J, Gagnon R, Katelaris CH, Kim H, Nelson HS, Okamoto Y, Okubo K, Virchow JC, DuBuske L, Casale TB, Canonica GW, Nolte H.Clinical Practice of Allergen Immunotherapy for Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis and Asthma: An Expert Panel Report. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 May 16:S2213-2198(20)30479-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2020.04.071. Online ahead of print.
  4. Otsuka K, Otsuka H, Matsune S, Okubo K.Allergen-specific subcutaneous immunotherapy for Japanese cedar pollinosis decreases the number of metachromatic cells and eosinophils in nasal swabs during the preseason and in season. Immun Inflamm Dis. 2020 Apr 2. doi: 10.1002/iid3.301. Online ahead of print.PMID: 32239697
  5. Nomura Y, Okubo K, Nakamura T, Sawaki S, Kitagou H, Idei N, Kaneko S, Kobayashi S, Tanaka Y, Okamoto Y.: Long-term treatment of Japanese cedar pollinosis with Japanese cedar pollen SLIT drops and persistence of treatment effect; A post-marketing clinical trial. Allergology Int. 2020 Jul 8:S1323-8930(20)30072-1. doi: 10.1016/j.alit.2020.05.008. Online ahead of print. PMID: 32653209
  6. Gotoh M, Yonekura S, Imai T, Kaneko S, Horikawa E, Konno A, Okamoto Y, Okubo K.: Long-term efficacy and dose-finding trial of Japanese cedar pollen SLIT tablet.J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2018 Dec 8. pii: S2213-2198(18)30818-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2018.11.044. [Epub ahead of print] PMID 30537561
  7. Wakayama N, Matsune S, Takahara E, Sekine K, Yoshioka Y, Ishida M, Yamaguchi S, Okubo K, Sunazuka T, Ōmura S.: Anti-Inflammatory Effects of EM900 on Cultured Human Nasal Epithelial Cells.J Nippon Med Sch. 2018;85(5):265-270. doi: 10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2018_85-42. PMID 30464143
  8. Shimada K, Gotoh M, Okubo K, Hiroi T, Kaminuma O, Nakaya A.: Serum Cytokine Interactions Are Implicated in the Mechanism of Action of Sublingual Immunotherapy for Japanese Cedar Pollinosis.J Nippon Med Sch. 2018;85(5):250-258. doi: 10.1272/jnms.JNMS.2018_85-40. PMID 30464141
  9. Okubo K, Suzuki T, Tanaka A, Aoki H.: Efficacy and safety of rupatadine in Japanese patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis: A double-blind, randomized, multicenter, placebo-controlled clinical trial.Allergol Int. 2018 Oct 31. pii: S1323-8930(18)30119-9. doi: 10.1016/j.alit.2018.08.011. [Epub ahead of print] PMID:30391169
  10. Okubo K, Uchida E, Terahara T, Akiyama K, Kobayashi S, Tanaka Y.:Efficacy and safety of emedastine patch, a novel transdermal drug delivery system for allergic rhinitis: Phase III, multicenter, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel-group comparative study in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis.Allergol Int. 2018 Jan 29. pii: S1323-8930(17)30189-2. doi: 10.1016/j.alit.2017.12.005.
  11. Okubo K, Hashiguchi K, Takeda T, Baba K, Kitagoh H, Miho H, Tomomatsu H, Yamaguchi S, Odani M, Yamamotoya H: A randomized controlled phase II clinical trial comparing ONO-4053, a novel DP1 antagonist, with a leukotriene receptor antagonist pranlukast in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis. Allergy.2017 Oct;72(10):1565-1575. doi: 10.1111/all.13174. Epub 2017 May 16.
  12. Gotoh M, Kaminuma O, Nakaya A, Katayama K, Watanabe N, Saeki M, Nishimura T, Kitamura N, Okubo K, Hiroi T: Involvement of taste receptors in the effectiveness of sublingual immunotherapy.Allergol Int. 2018 Mar 6. pii: S1323-8930(18)30008-X. doi: 10.1016/j.alit.2018.02.003.
  13. Otsuka H, Otsuka K, Matsune S, Okubo K: Assessing the onset of allergic rhinitis by nasal cytology and immunoglobulin E antibody levels in children.Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2018 Jan 1;32(1):16-22. doi: 10.2500/ajra.2018.32.4503.
  14. Fujisawa T, Shimoda T, Masuyama K, Okubo K, Honda K, Okano M, Katsunuma T, Urisu A, Kondo Y, Odajima H, Kurihara K, Nagata M, Taniguchi M, Taniuchi S, Doi S, Matsumoto T, Hashimoto S, Tanaka A, Natsui K, Abe N, Ozaki H: Long-term safety of subcutaneous immunotherapy with TO-204 in Japanese patients with house dust mite-induced allergic rhinitis and allergic bronchial asthma: Multicenter, open label clinical trial.Allergol Int. 2017 Dec 7. pii: S1323-8930(17)30165-X. doi: 10.1016/j.alit.2017.11.004.
  15. Yonekura S, Okamoto Y, Sakurai D, Okubo K, Gotoh M, Kaneko S, Konnno A: An analysis of factors related to the effect of sublingual immunotherapy on Japanese cedar pollen induced allergic rhinitis. See comment in PubMed Commons belowAllergol Int.2017 Jul 28. pii: S1323-8930(17)30106-5. doi: 10.1016/j.alit.2017.07.005. [Epub ahead of print]
  16. Gotoh M, Kaminuma O, Nakaya A, Katayama K, Motoi Y, Watanabe N, Saeki M, Nishimura T, Kitamura N, Yamaoka K, Okubo K, Hiroi T: Identification of biomarker sets for predicting the efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy against pollen-induced allergic rhinitis. Int Immunol.2017 Jun 1;29(6):291-300. doi: 10.1093/intimm/dxx034.
  17. Okubo K, Masuyama K, Imai T, Okamiya K, Seitzberg D, Konno A: Efficacy and Safety of the SQ house dust mite SLIT-tablet in Japanese adults and adolescents with dust mite-induced allergic rhinitis J AllergyClin Immunol. 2017 Jun;139(6):1840-1848.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2016.09.043. Epub 2016 Nov 15
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  19. Otsuka H, Tsukagoshi H, Kimura H, Takahashi I, Okubo K: Are respiratory viruses involved in preseasonal symptoms or severity in Japanese cedar pollinosis? Allergy Rhinol (Providence) 2016 Jan; 7(2): 62-8. Doi; 10.2500/ar.2016.7.0157.
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  28. Murakami R, Nakagawa Y, Shimizu M, Wakabayashi A, Negishi Y, Hiroi T, Okubo K, Takahashi H (2016) Effects of Dendritic Cell Subset Manipulation on Airway Allergy in a Mouse Model.Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 2015;168(4):219-32. doi: 10.1159/000443237. Epub 2016 Feb 9.
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  96. Okubo K, Pawankar R, Gotoh M, Yagi T. (1999) Adhesive explant culture of allergic nasal mucosa: Effect of emedastine difumarate, an anti-allergic drug. Jpn J Pharmacol 79: 351-356.
  97. Okubo K, Okuda M. (1998) Time-course changes in nasal airway resistance after house dust antigen challenge: With special reference to late phase response. Allergol Int 47: 225-232.
  98. Ohkubo K, Baraniuk JN, Hohman R, Merida M, Hersh LB, Kaliner MA. (1998) Aminopeptidase activity in human nasal mucosa. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol .102: 741-750.
  99. Ohkubo K, Ikeda M, Pawankar R, Gotoh M, Yagi T, Okuda M. (1998) Mechanisms of IL-6, IL-8, and GM-CSF release in nasal secretions of allergic patients after nasal challenge. Rhinology 36; 156-161.
  100. Nakamizo M, Pawankar R, Ohkubo K. (1998) Presence of endothelin-1 inhuman salivary glands and tumors. J Nippon Med Sch 65; 471-477.
  101. Moss RB, Nagata H, Goff J, Okubo K, Hausfeld J, Kaliner MA. (1997) Constitutive mRNA and immunoreactivity for IL-2 in human nasal mucosa. Clin Exp Allergy 27: 406-412.
  102. Baraniuk JN, Ohkubo K, Kwon OJ, Mak J, Davies R, Twort C, Kaliner MA, Letarte M Barnes PJ (1995) Localization of neutral endopeptidase (NEP) in human bronchi. Eur Respir J 8: 1458-1464.
  103. Yokoshima K, Ohnishi M, Takizawa R, Okubo K, Yagi T, Okuda M. (1995) Distribution of mast cells in inverted papilloma and squamous cell carcinoma of the nose. Am J Rhinol 9: 57-62.
  104. Pawankar RU, Okuda M, Hasegawa S, Suzuki K, Yssel H, Okubo K, Okumura K, Ra C. (1995) Interleukin-13 expression in the nasal mucosa of perennial allergic rhinitis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 152: 2059-2067.
  105. Ohkubo K, Baraniuk JN, Merida M, Hausfeld H, Okada H, Kaliner MA. (1995) Human nasal mucosal carboxypepetidase: Activity, location, and release. J Allergy Clin Immunol 96: 924-931.
  106. Ohkubo K. (1994) Cytokine in nasal surface and nasal secretion. Am J Rhinol (suppl) 8: 282-284.
  107. Xiao SF, Okuda M, Ohnishi M, Ohkubo K (1994) Specific IgA and IgG antibodies to house dust mite dermatophagoides farinae in nasal secretion. Arerugi 43: 634-644.
  108. Ohkubo K, Lee CH, Baraniuk JN, Merida M, Hausfeld JN, Kaliner MA. (1994) Angiotensin -converting enzyme in the human nasal mucosa. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 11: 173-180.
  109. Ohkubo K, Okuda M, Kaliner MA. (1994) Immunological localization of neuropeptide-degrading enzymes in nasal mucosa. Rhinology 32: 130-133.
  110. Mullol J, Chowdhury BA, White MV, Ohkubo K, Rieves RD, Baraniuk J, Hausfeld JN, Shelhamer JH, Kaliner MA. (1993) Endothelin in human nasal mucosa. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 8: 393-492.
  111. Ohkubo K, Hohman R, Kaulbach H, Hausfeld J, Merida M, Kaliner MA. (1993) Human nasal mucosa neutral endopeptidase; location, quantification, and release.  Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol 9: 557-567.
  112. Otsuka H, Ohkubo K, Seki H, Ohnishi M, Fujikura T (1993) Mast cell quantitation in nasal polyp, sinus mucosa and nasal turbinate mucosa. J Laryngol Otol 107: 418-422.
  113. Baraniuk JN, Ohkubo K, Kwon OJ, Mak J, Rohde J, Kaliner MA, Durham SR, Barnes PJ. (1993) Identification of neutral endopeptidase mRNA in human nasal mucosa. J Appl Physiol 74: 272-279.
  114. Peden DB, Swirsz M, Ohkubo K, Hahn B, Emery B, Kaliner MA. (1993) Nasal secretion of the ozone scavenger uric acid. Am Rev Respir Dis 148: 455-461.
  115. Okuda M, Yen C, Okubo K, Foonant S, Ikeda M, Pawankar R. (1991) Intraepithelial cell population in the allergic nasal mucosa. Am J Rhinol 5: 219-225.
  116. Otsuka H, Mezawa A, Ohnishi M, Okubo K, Seki H, Okuda M. (1991) Changes in nasal methachromatic cells during allergen immunotherapy. Clin Exp Allergy 21: 115-119.
  117. Okuda M, Otsuka H, Sakaguchi K, Onishi M, Okubo K (1989) Effect of anti-allergic treatment on nasal surface basophilic metachromatic cells in allergic rhinitis. Allergy Proc 10: 23-26.